Agent skill

Performing DNS Enumeration And Zone Transfer

by mukul975 in mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills

Enumerates DNS records, attempts zone transfers, brute-forces subdomains, and maps DNS infrastructure during authorized reconnaissance to identify attack surface, misconfigurations, and information…

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Install Performing DNS Enumeration And Zone Transfer

skills CLI
$ npx skills add mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills --skill performing-dns-enumeration-and-zone-transfer -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills performing-dns-enumeration-and-zone-transfer --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/performing-dns-enumeration-and-zone-transfer .claude/skills/performing-dns-enumeration-and-zone-transfer && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
performing-dns-enumeration-and-zone-transfer
GitHub stars
34k
Token cost
~2.7k tokens
SKILL.md length
621 words
Files
4 (incl. scripts, references)
Skills in repo
644
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

Enumerates DNS records, attempts zone transfers, brute-forces subdomains, and maps DNS infrastructure during authorized reconnaissance to identify attack surface, misconfigurations, and information…

  • Works in 6 steps: Identify DNS Servers and Basic Records → Attempt Zone Transfers → Subdomain Enumeration via Brute Force → …
  • Tasks that involve Threat modeling
  • SKILL.md covers When to Use, Prerequisites, Workflow and Key Concepts, plus 3 more sections
  • Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls curl; reaches dns.google

What it does

Performing DNS Enumeration And Zone Transfer is an agent skill from mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills. Enumerates DNS records, attempts zone transfers, brute-forces subdomains, and maps DNS infrastructure during authorized reconnaissance to identify attack surface, misconfigurations, and information disclosure in target domains.

Its SKILL.md is about 2.7k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 5 other files, including scripts and reference files (for example `references/api-reference.md` and `scripts/agent.py`).

It sits in Security, covering Threat modeling. The repository describes itself as: 817 structured cybersecurity skills for AI agents · Mapped to 6 frameworks: MITRE ATT&CK, NIST CSF 2.0, MITRE ATLAS, D3FEND, NIST AI RMF & MITRE F3 (Fight Fraud) · agentskills.io…. The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Threat modeling

Example prompts

  • “Use the performing-dns-enumeration-and-zone-transfer skill to enumerate DNS records, attempts zone transfers, brute-forces subdomains, and maps DNS…”
  • “/performing-dns-enumeration-and-zone-transfer”

Requirements

  • Python 3

Workflow steps

6 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Identify DNS Servers and Basic Records
  2. Attempt Zone Transfers
  3. Subdomain Enumeration via Brute Force
  4. Reverse DNS and PTR Enumeration
  5. Analyze DNS Security Configuration
  6. Resolve and Map All Discovered Subdomains

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 54a7988. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Ships 1 file in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • curl

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:

    • dns.google

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Performing DNS Enumeration And Zone Transfer loads about 2.7k tokens when it runs, and up to ~3.2k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 68 tokens; SKILL.md has 621 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~68
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~2.7k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~3.2k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills at commit 54a7988, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© mukul975). 621 words, ~2,692 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/performing-dns-enumeration-and-zone-transfer/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 3 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
performing-dns-enumeration-and-zone-transfer
description
Enumerates DNS records, attempts zone transfers, brute-forces subdomains, and maps DNS infrastructure during authorized reconnaissance to identify attack surface, misconfigurations, and information disclosure in target domains.
domain
cybersecurity
subdomain
network-security
tags
network-security, dns, enumeration, zone-transfer, reconnaissance
version
1.0
author
mahipal
license
Apache-2.0
nist_csf
PR.IR-01, DE.CM-01, ID.AM-03, PR.DS-02
mitre_attack
T1046, T1040, T1557, T1071, T1595

Performing DNS Enumeration and Zone Transfer

When to Use

  • Mapping the external attack surface of a target organization during authorized penetration tests
  • Discovering hidden subdomains, internal hostnames, and IP addresses exposed via DNS records
  • Testing whether DNS servers allow unauthorized zone transfers that leak the entire zone file
  • Identifying mail servers, name servers, and service records for further targeted testing
  • Validating DNS security configurations including DNSSEC, SPF, DKIM, and DMARC

Do not use against domains you do not have authorization to test, for DNS amplification or reflection attacks, or to overwhelm DNS servers with excessive query volumes.

Prerequisites

  • Written authorization to perform DNS enumeration against the target domain
  • DNS enumeration tools installed: dig, nslookup, host, dnsrecon, dnsenum, subfinder, amass
  • Network access to the target's DNS servers (UDP/TCP port 53)
  • Wordlist for subdomain brute-forcing (SecLists dns-wordlist or similar)
  • Understanding of DNS record types (A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, NS, TXT, SOA, SRV, PTR)

Workflow

Step 1: Identify DNS Servers and Basic Records
bash
# Find authoritative name servers
dig NS example.com +short
# ns1.example.com.
# ns2.example.com.

# Get SOA record for zone metadata
dig SOA example.com +short
# ns1.example.com. admin.example.com. 2024031501 3600 900 604800 86400

# Enumerate all common record types
dig example.com ANY +noall +answer

# Get MX records (mail servers)
dig MX example.com +short
# 10 mail.example.com.
# 20 mail-backup.example.com.

# Get TXT records (SPF, DKIM, DMARC, verification)
dig TXT example.com +short

# Check for DMARC policy
dig TXT _dmarc.example.com +short

# Check for DKIM selectors
dig TXT default._domainkey.example.com +short
dig TXT selector1._domainkey.example.com +short
dig TXT google._domainkey.example.com +short

# Get SRV records for common services
dig SRV _sip._tcp.example.com +short
dig SRV _ldap._tcp.example.com +short
dig SRV _kerberos._tcp.example.com +short
Step 2: Attempt Zone Transfers
bash
# Attempt AXFR zone transfer against each name server
dig AXFR example.com @ns1.example.com
dig AXFR example.com @ns2.example.com

# Use host command for zone transfer
host -t axfr example.com ns1.example.com

# Use dnsrecon for automated zone transfer attempts
dnsrecon -d example.com -t axfr

# If zone transfer succeeds, save the output
dig AXFR example.com @ns1.example.com > zone_transfer_results.txt

# Test for IXFR (incremental zone transfer)
dig IXFR=2024031500 example.com @ns1.example.com
Step 3: Subdomain Enumeration via Brute Force
bash
# Use dnsenum for comprehensive enumeration
dnsenum --dnsserver ns1.example.com --enum -f /usr/share/seclists/Discovery/DNS/subdomains-top1million-5000.txt -r example.com -o dnsenum_output.xml

# Use dnsrecon with brute force
dnsrecon -d example.com -t brt -D /usr/share/seclists/Discovery/DNS/subdomains-top1million-5000.txt

# Use gobuster for fast DNS brute forcing
gobuster dns -d example.com -w /usr/share/seclists/Discovery/DNS/subdomains-top1million-20000.txt -t 50 -o gobuster_dns.txt

# Use subfinder for passive subdomain discovery
subfinder -d example.com -all -o subfinder_results.txt

# Use amass for comprehensive enumeration (passive + active)
amass enum -d example.com -passive -o amass_passive.txt
amass enum -d example.com -active -brute -o amass_active.txt

# Combine and deduplicate results
cat subfinder_results.txt amass_passive.txt amass_active.txt gobuster_dns.txt | sort -u > all_subdomains.txt
Step 4: Reverse DNS and PTR Enumeration
bash
# Reverse DNS lookup on discovered IP ranges
dnsrecon -d example.com -t rvl -r 10.10.0.0/24

# PTR record enumeration for IP range
for ip in $(seq 1 254); do
  result=$(dig -x 10.10.1.$ip +short 2>/dev/null)
  if [ -n "$result" ]; then
    echo "10.10.1.$ip -> $result"
  fi
done

# Use Nmap for reverse DNS on a subnet
nmap -sL 10.10.0.0/24 | grep "(" | awk '{print $5, $6}'

# Check for DNS cache snooping (information about queried domains)
dig @ns1.example.com www.competitor.com +norecurse
Step 5: Analyze DNS Security Configuration
bash
# Check DNSSEC validation
dig example.com +dnssec +short
dig DNSKEY example.com +short
dig DS example.com +short

# Test for DNS rebinding vulnerability
# Check if the DNS server has a short TTL that could enable rebinding
dig example.com +noall +answer | grep -i ttl

# Check for open recursive resolver (misconfiguration)
dig @ns1.example.com google.com +recurse
# If it resolves, the server is an open resolver

# Check for wildcard DNS records
dig nonexistent-subdomain-xyz123.example.com +short
# If it resolves, a wildcard record exists

# Test DNS over HTTPS/TLS support
# DoH test
curl -s -H 'accept: application/dns-json' 'https://dns.google/resolve?name=example.com&type=A'

# Verify SPF record for email security
dig TXT example.com +short | grep "v=spf1"
# Check for overly permissive SPF (+all, ?all)
Step 6: Resolve and Map All Discovered Subdomains
bash
# Resolve all discovered subdomains to IP addresses
while read subdomain; do
  ip=$(dig +short A "$subdomain" | head -1)
  if [ -n "$ip" ]; then
    echo "$subdomain,$ip"
  fi
done < all_subdomains.txt > resolved_subdomains.csv

# Identify unique IP addresses and their locations
cut -d',' -f2 resolved_subdomains.csv | sort -u > unique_ips.txt

# Check for internal IP addresses leaked via DNS
grep -E "^10\.|^172\.(1[6-9]|2[0-9]|3[01])\.|^192\.168\." resolved_subdomains.csv > internal_ip_leaks.txt

# Use httpx to probe web services on discovered subdomains
cat all_subdomains.txt | httpx -title -status-code -tech-detect -o httpx_results.txt

# Screenshot web services for documentation
cat all_subdomains.txt | httpx -screenshot -o screenshots/

Key Concepts

TermDefinition
Zone Transfer (AXFR)DNS mechanism that replicates the complete zone file from a primary to secondary server; unauthorized transfers expose all records in the zone
Subdomain EnumerationProcess of discovering valid subdomains through brute force, certificate transparency logs, search engines, and passive DNS databases
DNSSECDNS Security Extensions that add cryptographic signatures to DNS responses, preventing cache poisoning and spoofing attacks
SPF/DKIM/DMARCEmail authentication protocols defined in DNS TXT records that prevent email spoofing and domain impersonation
Wildcard DNSA DNS record using an asterisk (*) that matches any query for non-existent subdomains, potentially masking enumeration results
PTR RecordReverse DNS record that maps an IP address to a hostname, often revealing internal naming conventions and server roles

Tools & Systems

  • dig: Standard DNS lookup utility with full support for all record types, DNSSEC validation, and zone transfer queries
  • dnsrecon: Comprehensive DNS enumeration tool supporting zone transfers, brute force, reverse lookup, cache snooping, and Google dork queries
  • subfinder: Fast passive subdomain discovery tool that queries certificate transparency logs, search engines, and DNS databases
  • Amass (OWASP): Advanced attack surface mapping tool with both passive and active DNS enumeration, graph analysis, and data source integration
  • gobuster: Fast brute-force tool for DNS subdomain enumeration using configurable wordlists and concurrent threads
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Common Scenarios

Scenario: External Reconnaissance for a Web Application Penetration Test

Context: A security consultant is performing external reconnaissance for a web application penetration test. The client's primary domain is example.com, and the scope includes all subdomains and related infrastructure. The consultant has authorization to enumerate DNS records and probe discovered web services.

Approach:

  1. Query NS, MX, TXT, and SOA records for example.com to map the DNS infrastructure
  2. Attempt zone transfers against both nameservers -- ns2 succeeds, revealing 347 DNS records including internal staging environments
  3. Run subfinder and amass in passive mode to discover 89 additional subdomains from certificate transparency logs
  4. Brute-force subdomains with a 20,000-word list using gobuster, discovering 12 more subdomains not found in passive sources
  5. Resolve all subdomains and identify 15 that resolve to internal RFC1918 addresses (information disclosure)
  6. Probe all web-accessible subdomains with httpx, discovering a staging environment (staging.example.com) with default credentials
  7. Report zone transfer vulnerability, internal IP disclosure, and exposed staging environment to the client

Pitfalls:

  • Sending thousands of DNS queries per second and triggering rate limiting or DNS-based DDoS protection
  • Not checking for wildcard DNS records, resulting in false positive subdomain discoveries
  • Missing subdomains that use separate DNS providers or CDN-specific CNAME records
  • Overlooking TXT records that contain API keys, verification tokens, or internal comments

Output Format

## DNS Enumeration Report

**Target Domain**: example.com
**Authorized Nameservers**: ns1.example.com (203.0.113.10), ns2.example.com (203.0.113.11)

### Zone Transfer Status
| Nameserver | AXFR Result | Records Obtained |
|------------|-------------|------------------|
| ns1.example.com | REFUSED | 0 |
| ns2.example.com | SUCCESS | 347 records |

### Subdomain Discovery Summary
| Method | Subdomains Found |
|--------|-----------------|
| Zone Transfer | 347 |
| Passive (subfinder + amass) | 89 |
| Active Brute Force | 12 |
| **Total Unique** | **412** |

### Critical Findings
1. **Zone Transfer Allowed** (High): ns2.example.com allows AXFR from any source
2. **Internal IP Disclosure** (Medium): 15 subdomains resolve to RFC1918 addresses
3. **Exposed Staging Environment** (High): staging.example.com accessible with default credentials
4. **Missing DMARC Policy** (Medium): No DMARC record found, enabling email spoofing
5. **Weak SPF Record** (Low): SPF uses ~all (soft fail) instead of -all (hard fail)

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Files

SKILL.md and 3 other files (scripts, references) in skills/performing-dns-enumeration-and-zone-transfer of mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • LICENSE
  • references/api-reference.md
  • scripts/agent.py

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 54a7988

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Questions about Performing DNS Enumeration And Zone Transfer

What does Performing DNS Enumeration And Zone Transfer do?

Enumerates DNS records, attempts zone transfers, brute-forces subdomains, and maps DNS infrastructure during authorized reconnaissance to identify attack surface, misconfigurations, and information…. Performing DNS Enumeration And Zone Transfer is an agent skill from mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills. Enumerates DNS records, attempts zone transfers, brute-forces subdomains, and maps DNS infrastructure during authorized reconnaissance to identify attack surface, misconfigurations, and information disclosure in target domains.

When should I use Performing DNS Enumeration And Zone Transfer?

Performing DNS Enumeration And Zone Transfer fits situations like: tasks that involve Threat modeling.

How do I install Performing DNS Enumeration And Zone Transfer in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills --skill performing-dns-enumeration-and-zone-transfer -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/performing-dns-enumeration-and-zone-transfer in mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills) into .claude/skills/performing-dns-enumeration-and-zone-transfer in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Performing DNS Enumeration And Zone Transfer in Codex?

Run `npx skills add mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills --skill performing-dns-enumeration-and-zone-transfer -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/performing-dns-enumeration-and-zone-transfer in mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills) into .agents/skills/performing-dns-enumeration-and-zone-transfer in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Performing DNS Enumeration And Zone Transfer in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills --skill performing-dns-enumeration-and-zone-transfer -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/performing-dns-enumeration-and-zone-transfer, .gemini/skills/performing-dns-enumeration-and-zone-transfer, .github/skills/performing-dns-enumeration-and-zone-transfer and .opencode/skills/performing-dns-enumeration-and-zone-transfer in your project.

What does Performing DNS Enumeration And Zone Transfer need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Performing DNS Enumeration And Zone Transfer needs Python for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (curl). Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Performing DNS Enumeration And Zone Transfer access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. In commands or code: dns.google; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Performing DNS Enumeration And Zone Transfer safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.

What licence does Performing DNS Enumeration And Zone Transfer use?

Performing DNS Enumeration And Zone Transfer is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Performing DNS Enumeration And Zone Transfer use?

About 2.7k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 11k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 550 tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

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Who maintains Performing DNS Enumeration And Zone Transfer?

mukul975 (a GitHub user) maintains it in mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills, which has 34,116 GitHub stars. The repository holds 644 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 31, 2026.

Source: mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.